The "lost" ones in scenic war-torn France As with anything coming from France these days, this movie proves the banality of the stories that are being filmed in that country. Haven't we seen all this before? Rene Clement did it much better in his classic "Forbidden Games", and Andre Techine is not up to it with this one, at all. Evidently, the novel in which this film is based was changed. It is surprising since the author, Giles Perrault, is also credited with its adaptation. It appears that M. Techine has the kind of clout within the French film industry that anything he wants to do, being worth to be filmed, or not, gets the go ahead sign, even though it doesn't merit to be made. Emmanuelle Beart appears in the film as a plain woman. There is no excuse for couture dresses for this gorgeous creature, who always delights us when her gorgeous body is shown in compromising positions. At heart, her Odile is a simple woman and mother. But when young Yvan appears in the picture we know that she will be the one to initiate him into the pleasures of sex. This film doesn't show anything new: It is only a diversion, and a vehicle for Ms Beart to show us how beautiful she really is. Unfortunately we have to wait almost to the end to see her teaching Yvan (after all, she's supposed to be a school teacher from Paris in the story) a thing or two he didn't know.